General Atomics to Launch Training Academy for Drone Pilots in 2016 The drone maker plans to open a training academy in the U.S. early next year for drone pilots from allied countries, a...
VA Widens Investigation of Helicopter Schools At least 7 schools in 5 states now under investigation - allegedly using loopholes for financial windfall.
Student Pilot Completes Osprey Aircraft Training Marine Corps 1st Lt. Erik Erlandson, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, proved his skills as an MV...
US Training of Afghan Pilots Hitting Stride, Contractor Says The training covers fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft instruction, taught by U.S. instructors on commercial training...
Military Jet Crashes on Rise: Training, Plane Issues Cited Military aircraft crashes are rising amid concerns that insufficient training and an aging plane fleet are contributing...
Air Force Presses to Continue Iraqi Pilot Training in US Iraqi pilots flying F-16s carried out their first airstrike in Syria against ISIS targets, in response to Baghdad car...
Navy Instructor Pilots Refusing to Fly Over Safety Concerns The boycott is over what they say is the refusal of top brass to address an urgent problem with training jets' oxygen system.
Navy Announces Three-Day Grounding for T-45s After Pilot Strike The pause will allow time for the Navy leadership to speak with the pilots, listen to concerns, and discuss risk mitigations.
Two-Star: Poor Communication May Have Spurred Pilots' Refusal to Fly Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller said the decision may reflect a lack of info about how much the service is doing to address the...
Navy's T-45 Fleet Indefinitely Grounded After Pilot Strike Naval aviation leadership will review engineering data during the extended grounding to develop a plan to keep T-45 aircrews...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
